Gigantopelta aegis is a species of deep-sea snail in the family Peltospiridae, found in hydrothermal vent ecosystems, particularly in the Longqi hydrothermal vent field on the Southwest Indian Ridge. This species is adapted to extreme environments, relying on a symbiotic relationship with chemosynthetic bacteria housed in its gills. These bacteria oxidize sulfur compounds from vent fluids to produce organic matter, providing essential nutrients to the snail. Gigantopelta aegis plays a crucial role in vent ecosystems by contributing to nutrient cycling and supporting microbial and faunal communities.
| Species | Phylum | Common Name | Ecosystem | Depth | Habitat | NCBI Taxonomy ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigantopelta aegis | Mollusca | deep-sea hydrothermal vent snail | Hydrothermal vent | >2,761 | Longqi hydrothermal vent field (37.7839°S, 49.6502°E) on the Southwest Indian Ridge | 1735272 |
| Genome Assembly | Genome Size | Assembly level | Released year | WGS accession | Submitter | BioProject | BUSCO completeness | Gene Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gae_host_genome | 1.1Gb | Chromosome | 2021 | JAEHGF01 | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | PRJNA612619 | 94.60% | 22,556 |
| Title | Journal | Pubmed ID |
|---|---|---|
| Hologenome analysis reveals dual symbiosis in the deep-sea hydrothermal vent snail Gigantopelta aegis | nature communications | 33608555 |
| Gene ID | Description |
|---|---|
| ctg148-2.9-1 | |
| ctg148-3.10-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg148-3.7-1 | |
| ctg148-3.8-1 | 60S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L13 |
| ctg148-7.0-1 | ENGULFMENT AND CELL MOTILITY |
| ctg148-7.3-1 | PEPTIDYL-PROLYL CIS-TRANS ISOMERASE |
| ctg148-8.10-1 | ANKYRIN REPEAT DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 12 |
| ctg148-8.4-1 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg148-8.9-1 | ANKYRIN REPEAT DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 12 |
| ctg148-9.10-1 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 35 |
| ctg148-9.12-1 | PROLYL 4-HYDROXYLASE ALPHA SUBUNIT |
| ctg148-9.5-1 | ATP-DEPENDENT PROTEASE |
| ctg148-9.6-1 | WERNER HELICASE-INTERACTING PROTEIN 1 FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg148-9.7-1 | SODIUM-COUPLED MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| ctg148-9.8-1 | N6-ADENOSINE-METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| ctg148-9.9-1 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 35 |
| ctg1480-0.12-1 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg1480-0.16-1 | |
| ctg1480-0.21-1 | |
| ctg1480-0.4-1 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg1480-0.5-1 | DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE |
| ctg1480-0.9-1 | BAP28 |
| ctg1481-0.16-1 | BERNARDINELLI-SEIP CONGENITAL LIPODYSTROPHY 2 HOMOLOG BSCL2 PROTEIN |
| ctg1481-0.2-1 | KUNITZ-TYPE PROTEASE INHIBITOR-RELATED |
| ctg1481-0.3-1 | |
| ctg1481-0.4-1 | POLY A POLYMERASE |
| ctg1481-0.5-1 | POLY A POLYMERASE |
| ctg1481-0.6-1 | POLY A POLYMERASE |
| ctg1481-0.7-1 | |
| ctg1481-0.8-1 | |
| ctg1482-0.0-1 | |
| ctg1482-0.1-1 | LIPID PHOSPHATE PHOSPHATASE |
| ctg1482-0.14-1 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE TOPORS |
| ctg1482-0.2-1 | AP COMPLEX SUBUNIT MU |
| ctg1482-0.3-1 | SNF2/RAD54 FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg1482-0.4-1 | |
| ctg1483-0.15-1 | |
| ctg1483-0.2-1 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| ctg1483-0.3-1 | OS10G0105400 PROTEIN |
| ctg1484-0.18-1 | PHOSPHOSERINE AMINOTRANSFERASE |
| ctg1484-0.19-1 | DENDRITIC CELL-SPECIFIC TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN |
| ctg1485-1.0-1 | EGF-LIKE-DOMAIN, MULTIPLE 7, 8 |
| ctg1485-1.10-1 | |
| ctg1485-1.11-1 | |
| ctg1485-1.12-1 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| ctg1485-1.13-1 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg1485-1.8-1 | |
| ctg1485-1.9-1 | EGF-LIKE-DOMAIN, MULTIPLE 7, 8 |
| ctg1486-0.0-1 | |
| ctg1486-0.1-1 |
